Friday, January 30, 2004

Bizarro world continues since Lawrence v. Texas

Since the Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v. Texas, we have the Massachusetts case striking down the laws against same-sex marriage, the Florida case upholding a ban on adoption by homosexuals, the Kansas case upholding greater punishments for same-sex child abuse, and a case filed in Utah by some would-be polygamists (described here on law.com).

A year ago, I would have bet all the money in my pocket that Lawrence would be decided the other way, the Massachusetts case would be decided the other way, the Florida case would be decided the other way, the Kansas case would be decided the other way, and that no one would ever cite even a dissenting opinion by Justice Scalia in support of polygamy.